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But he performed the feat of his life by standing up fearlessly against the heresy of iconoclasm that became official policy in Byzantine during the reign of Emperor Leo the Isaurus.
In a dream, he had a vision of the Golgotha in which the good thief descended from the cross to lead him to Christ, and entrusted to his keeping His Cross.
St Symeon was the first to identify the vision of Divine Light as the primary goal of ascetic striving. He was the first to speak of dispassion and deification in such a personal manner.
Among the vast communion of Orthodox saints, two holy men named John share the rare epithet "of Rila" (or Rylsky in Russian), despite living worlds apart in time and space.
As Patriarch of Constantinople, he led a simple life of humility that contrasted sharply with the lifestyles of many top courtiers and secular dignitaries.
March 8 poses a unique dilemma for those of us with a devout Orthodox Christian background and a "Soviet" childhood. This date is International Women's Day and often sparks contrasting views among the faithful.
Blind from birth and paralyzed in her legs from the age of 17, St. Matrona was endowed from childhood with the gift of unceasing prayer. By the age of seven or eight, she possessed the miraculous ability to heal the sick.
The Triumph of Orthodoxy reaffirms the true humanity of Jesus Christ and our calling to participate in His holiness.
As bishop of Smyrna for over five decades, he preached faithfully the word of Christ and guarded the purity of His teaching. He left a legacy of theological writings.
The relics discovered at Eugenios Gate at Constantinople worked numerous miracles, including surprise healings of the sick and the driving out of the demons from the possessed.
The first widely venerated icon of the Mother of God "Blessed Heaven" in Russia was the image from the Archangel Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin, painted in 1678-1680 by order of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich.
During the reign of the emperor Nero (54-68), the Archippus, Philemon and Apphia proclaimed themselves as Christians, stood trial and were meted out brutal penalties.
The Great Lent starts on March 3 in the Belarusian Orthodox Church this year. The sisters of Saint Elisabeth Convent will embark on this journey to Easter by reading what the Church Fathers have said about the three pillars of Lent.
His true teaching on two natures and two wills of Christ was affirmed in the doctrine of the Church almost two centuries after his death.
